Texas Central announced Monday that Northwest Mall is the "preferred location" for the Houston bullet train station. The mall would be bulldozed to make room for a state of the art rail station.

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KHOU

Published:02/05/18

HOUSTON -- Texas Central announced Monday that Northwest Mall is the “preferred location” for the Houston bullet train station. The mall would be bulldozed to make room for a state of the art rail station.

“This station, this bullet train, is a game changer," said Mayor Sylvester Turner. “This not only is a small step, this is a huge step, and not just for the Northwest Mall location, but for the entire quadrant, that whole northwest quadrant, and quite frankly, for the entire city of Houston and the whole region.”

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At up to 205 miles per hour, the bullet train will move passengers between Houston and Dallas in 90 minutes. It will also stop in Brazos Valley, between College Station and Hempstead.

Courtesy: Texas Central

The bullet trains will be the same type used safely in Japan for decades. They will travel to and from Houston along Hempstead Road through Waller County.

Officials say the trip will cost about two-thirds the price of a plane ticket.